François Corriveau

François Corriveau
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for René-Lévesque
In office
2002–2003
Preceded byGabriel-Yvan Gagnon
Succeeded byMarjolain Dufour
Personal details
BornBaie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada
Political partyConservative (federal)
ADQ/CAQ (provincial)

François Corriveau (born November 7, 1969) is a politician in Quebec, Canada, and was the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Saguenay (now known as René-Lévesque), in the Côte-Nord region, from 2002 to 2003.

Background

He was born in Baie-Comeau and is the son of a judge. He graduated from the Université Laval in 1992 with a B.A. in Law and was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1993. He served as Baie-Comeau's deputy clerk from 1994 to 2002 and from 2003 to 2008.

Member of the Provincial Legislature

Corriveau was first elected to the National Assembly in a by-election held on April 15, 2002 with 48% of the vote. Liberal candidate Isabelle Melançon finished second with 28% of the vote.

Corriveau was only the second ADQ member ever to be elected to the National Assembly. His victory surprised most observers and temporarily boosted the ADQ's exposure in the media.

In the 2003 election, Corriveau finished second with 33% of the vote, behind Parti Québécois (PQ) candidate Marjolain Dufour (41%).

Federal politics

In December 2006, Corriveau clinched the Conservative nomination for a seat in the riding of Manicouagan in the 2008 federal election.[1] However he declared in August 2008 that he renounced his candidacy in order to become clerk of the city of Baie-Comeau. He is still in good terms with the Conservative Party.[2] Corriveau's replacement as Manicouagan's Conservative nominee was pharmacist Pierre Breton.

Corriveau was named the Conservative candidate for the riding of Manicouagan again for the 2019 federal election, finishing third.[3]

Electoral record

Federal

2019 Canadian federal election: Manicouagan
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Marilène Gill 21,768 53.90 +12.65 $18,875.24
Liberal Dave Savard 7,793 19.29 -10.08 $36,651.32
Conservative François Corriveau 7,771 19.24 +8.97 $30,489.35
New Democratic Colleen McCool 1,482 3.67 -13.84 $0.33
Green Jacques Gélineau 1,293 3.20 +1.6 none listed
People's Gabriel Côté 283 0.70 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 40,390 100.0
Total rejected ballots 712
Turnout 41,102 56.9
Eligible voters 72,256
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +11.37
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

Provincial

2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Marjolain Dufour 8,997 40.86 +16.91
Action démocratique François Corriveau 7,356 33.41 -14.43
Liberal François Désy 5,215 23.69 -4.52
Independent Jean-Pierre Brisson 449 2.04 –
Total valid votes 22,017 99.15 –
Total rejected ballots 189 0.85 –
Turnout 22,206 63.07 +2.66
Electors on the lists 35,210 – –
Quebec provincial by-election, April 15, 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Action démocratique François Corriveau 10,129 47.84 +31.44
Liberal Isabelle Melançon 5,973 28.21 +7.89
Parti Québécois Louise Levasseur 5,070 23.95 -38.69
Total valid votes 21,172 99.07 –
Total rejected ballots 199 0.93 –
Turnout 21,371 60.41 -8.06
Electors on the lists 35,378 – –

Footnotes

  1. ^ "François Corriveau au PCC, Steeve Paradis, Objectif Plein Jour, December 7, 2006". Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Manicouagan : François Corriveau cherche un autre candidat pour les conservateurs, Steeve Paradis, Le Soleil, August 28, 2008
  3. ^ Normandeau, Andre (14 December 2018). "François Corriveau est le candidat du Parti conservateur". TVA Nouvelles. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  4. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by
Gabriel-Yvan Gagnon (PQ)
 MNA, District of Saguenay
2002–2003 		Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by
Sylvain Ouellet
 Clerk of Baie-Comeau
2008–Current 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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